On this day: January 2

The Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial begins, the Jets give Namath a record contract, Nixon lowers the nation's maximum speed limit to 55, and oil tops $100 a barrel for the first time, all on this day.

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2006: An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia, traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition.

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